Colored Pencils is one of the easiest media to handle since they're pencils and you can control your strokes well. There are also a lot of available colors to choose from. First, cover the entire drawing with light strokes. Then, you can proceed with the thick lines to add texture and effect to your drawing. You can also add some more details in your drawing like this one. Soft pastel was used for the blue shadow_effect.

Brighter results! Applying less pressure to the pencil will produce a lighter color, so how do you get that darker hue of the color on the page without pushing too hard? The answer is layers. Once you have mastered coloring between the lines with a nice even shade, you can take the same pencil and go back over that coloring again to provide a second or even third layer of color. Applying extra layers of color will remove some of the white grain that was missed in the first layer and bring depth to your color. Mix up the direction you color each layer to produce a smoother finish.